It IS a perfect example because we're talking about American markets. We're talking about selling goods. You can go to another mall if you like, but all the malls have similar setups. You can go to the mall of Thailand, the mall of England, the mall of Russia, etc.
Your post does nothing to address the very logical, reasonable, and apt points I made jin my example, it just criticizes it. How typical. If you can't beat the message, attack the source of it eh? --- In [email protected], "Cory Nott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's not a perfect example because America is not a mall, and if you'd like > to compare it to a mall, then you must concede that this mall can charge > whatever rent it wants even if the rent is confiscatory and demands every > bit of profit that you earn. You have no choice to go to any other mall, > especially if you were born in the mall. Also, malls typically own all of > the property and those who have businesses in the mall are only renters. > That is not the case in the US. I do not rent my property from the US > government. > > > Sorry Paul, your example is extremely flawed. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Paul > Sent: Friday, April 14, 2006 11:32 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Libertarian] Re: Immigration > > > Actually I've never said a small bit of theft is ok, nor have I said > that tariffs are theft, or any initiation of force because they are > not. Also, I have explained how the people of America are harmed. > > Read this part slowly so you will understand. > > America is owned by Americans. Everything within the borders of the > United States is a part of America. > > For the purpose of clarity, I'll use the same perfect example I used > before. > > Let's say America is a mall. The stockholders (citizens) of the > American Mall have hired a management company (U.S. Government) to > provide security for the mall, and to run the day to day operations of > the mall such as paying the utility bills, fixing leaks in the roof, etc. > > Now let's say the stockholders have directed that those stores selling > goods which were made in the craft shops of the mall don't have to pay > rent (tariffs), but those who sell goods manufactured outside the mall > must pay rent and they have directed the management company to > implement this directive (Constitution). The mall has been run like > this since before you were born, but when you were born, you became a > stockholder of the mall. > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > ForumWebSiteAt http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Libertarian/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
